"Wish I could take legal action": Falguni Pathak upset with Neha Kakkar's recreation of 'Maine Payal Hai Chhankai'

Singer Neha Kakkar, who has been famous for recreation songs these days, has been heavily criticised for remaking dandiya queen Falguni Pathak's iconic song 'Maine Payal Hai'. The netizens have slammed the singer for 'ruining' the original. Falguni reshared fans' posts on Instagram Story, indirectly showing her disapproval of Neha's version titled 'O Sajna'.

 

 

"How long you can go Neha Kakkar? Stop ruining our old classics for us. Falguni Pathak is the OG. Stop with it already," one of the posts on Falguni's Instagram Story read.

 

In yet another instance, Falguni Pathak, in a recent interview with PinkVilla, spoke about recreation of her hit song Maine Payal Hai Chhankai from the 90s. The veteran singer said neither the makers nor Neha tried to reach out to her before or after the release of the new song, O Sajna.

 

Falguni also said she wished to take legal action against the Neha Kakkar song, but was unable to because she did not have the song rights. "I feel overwhelmed and touched on receiving so much love from all over for the song, so had to share their feelings,” the singer said. When asked if she is planning on taking the legal route against song, she said, "I wish I could but the rights are not with me."

 

The original song was released in 1999 and it featured actors Vivan Bhatena and Nikhila Palat. The song was played out as a puppet show in a college fest. The song was a massive hit. The new version was unveiled recently.

Priyank Sharma and Dhanashree Verma have featured in the music video of 'O Sajna'. Tanishk Bagchi, who is known for recreating old hit Hindi songs, has composed 'O Sajna'.